My late friend George was a researcher. If it interested him, and everything did, there was no subject too great or small for him not to devote considerable time and energy into looking into it in detail. A year or so before they were planning on an extensive trip to China, George started making his list Read More…
Allegan County News & Union Enterprise
Author Bonnie Jo Campbell set to visit Ransom Library
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Author Bonnie Jo Campbell’s latest novel “The Waters,” which released on Jan. 9, is garnering a lot of attention.In addition to being on Oprah Daily’s list of Most Anticipated Books of 2024, “The Waters” was also The Today Show’s January pick for its Read With Jenna Book Club headed up by Read More…
Citadel Health Center opens doors in Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The area’s newest healthcare facility is officially open for business.Citadel Health Center—located at 900 Dix St., Suite 300, in Otsego—held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration on Tuesday, Jan. 16.Owned by the husband-wife team of Dr. Wesley Eichorn and Dr. Susan Jevert-Eichorn, Citadel Health offers a membership-based healthcare model as opposed Read More…
Third Annual Chocolate Stroll planned for Plainwell
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor What can be better than some sweet treats while shopping at local businesses?That’s exactly what you’ll get at the Chocolate Stroll in downtown Plainwell on Saturday, Feb. 10.City of Plainwell community development manager Denise Siegel serves as organizer of the event, which begins at 10 a.m. and takes place during normal Read More…
Otsego girls bowling takes third at P.N. Invite
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KALAMAZOO—The Otsego girls bowling team posted a third-place finish at the Portage Northern Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 28.Seeded first after two regular games and eight baker games, the Bulldogs baker-game scores of 187 and 159 to open the playoffs and advance to the final four. Otsego fell to Portage Northern in Read More…
Allegan boys bowling continues winning ways
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor WAYLAND—It was a battle between two of the top boys bowling teams in the SAC when Allegan and Martin met in a doubleheader on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Rock and Bowl in Wayland.And it was the first-place Tigers who prevailed in both matches, taking the first 22-9 and winning the second Read More…
Obituary: Susan Kay Southard Busfield
Susan Kay Southard Busfield, 69, of Allegan went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Susan was born on July 7th, 1954 in Allegan, daughter of the late Martin and Kathryn Southard and lived in Allegan her entire life. She graduated Allegan High School in 1972 and worked at Ben Franklin’s in Read More…
Obituary: Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Jean Leech
Dorothy ‘Dottie’ Jean Leech, 72, died January 27th, 2024, at the Medilodge of Westwood in Kalamazoo, MI. Dottie was the middle child of James and Peggy Leech of Allegan, MI.Dottie grew up on her parent’s farm (Blueberry Pine Farm) in Cheshire township. She attended Allegan Public Schools’ Special Education Program, as well as participating in Read More…
Obituary: Mary Granat
Mary Granat, age 89, of Allegan, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at Ely Manor. Mary was born August 4, 1934 in Watson Township, daughter of the late Thomas and Caroline Flynn and had lived in the Watson and Allegan areas her entire life. Mary loved to read and would not pass by a garage Read More…
Obituary: Helen Briggs
Helen Briggs passed peacefully surrounded by her family on January 25, 2024. She was born to Joseph and Julia (Szabo) Agardy on June 25, 1934, in Fehérgyarmat, Hungary. Helen arrived in America at Ellis Island aboard the S.S. Europa on October 20, 1938. She grew up in southwest Detroit, Michigan, and attended Western High School. Read More…